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Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking—Language Points
1.(教材P26)There is little doubt that Earth is getting warmer and warmer (see the graph).
毫无疑问,地球是在变得越来越暖(见图表)。
句型:There is no/little doubt that…毫无疑问……
本句中的doubt后接同位语从句,说明doubt的具体内容。
①There is some doubt that………有些疑问。
There is no doubt that… ……是毫无疑问的。
②I doubt whether…/I have some doubt whether…我怀疑……
I don't doubt that…/I have no doubt that… 我毫不怀疑……
(1)There is no doubt that keeping an English diary helps you a lot with written English.
毫无疑问,写英语日记对你的书面英语很有帮助。
(2)(2021·全国甲)As soon as the weather warms up, I have no doubt __that__ the little one will be out.
我毫不怀疑,天气一变暖和,这个小东西就会跑出去。
(3)However, I __doubt_whether__ he will come out on Saturday night.(doubt vt.)
=However, I __have_some_doubt_whether__ he will come out on Saturday night.(doubt n.)
不过,我怀疑他是否会在周六晚上出去。
2.(教材P26)An expert who has studied polar bears for many years said that from the position of its dead body, the bear appeared to have starved and died.
一位研究北极熊多年的专家说,从北极熊尸体所处位置来看,它似乎死于饥饿。
starve vi.& vt.(使)挨饿;饿死
①starve to death 饿死
starve for sth 渴望某物
starve sb into doing sth 断绝食物(或资金)来源以迫使某人做某事
②starvation n.饥饿;挨饿
③starved adj.饥饿的;缺乏的
(1)He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve to death.
他担心他的儿子们会花光他的钱,并且会被饿死。
(2)It is obvious that the children in the charity house are starving__for__ care.
显然,福利院的孩子渴望关心。
(3)Millions of people will face__starvation__(starve) next year as a result of the drought.
由于发生旱灾,明年将有数百万人面临饥饿的威胁。
3.(教材P26~27)The “natural” greenhouse effect refers to the fact that heat from the sun enters the atmosphere and warms Earth's surface as shortwave radiation.
“自然”温室效应是指太阳的热量进入大气层,并以短波辐射的形式使地球表面变暖。
refer to 指的是;提到,说起;有关;提交
①refer to…as 把……称作……
refer…to… 把……提交给……
②reference n.提及;参考;查阅
reference book 参考书;工具书
(1)At last, the man promised not to refer to that matter.
终于,那个人答应不再提及那件事了。
(2)The textbooks and dictionaries can be used as reference books while the magazines serve as reading materials.
课本和词典可以用作参考书籍,而杂志可以当作阅读材料